Holden Beach, NC

Well we had an amazing time at the beach this past week. Other than Jackson catching a cold and us not getting any sleep we had a blast! The weather was perfect with not one rainy day! Jackson was a little hesitant about the water but by the end of the week he was playing in the sand and running in the water! The beginning of the week was tough. Jackson was a mess with his cold, separation anxiety kicked in full gear with lots of new faces and then a change in his schedule. He was a trooper though still out in the sand! He warmed up to everyone towards the end as well. Hopefully next time we see them all he will remember them! Here are some pictures of our week!

Steph

First cold

Well, Jackson finally got his first cold at 8 months. We went to the beach this past week and he caught one. I tried sanitizing his toys but it still found him! :-( It was a long week at the beach with his cold but he still had a great time! We were up all hours of the night with a runny nose but no fever. Thank goodness! Amazing how it happend on our vacation.

Playing

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Mom's 28th b-day

We had so much fun spending the weekend in Norfolk, VA. We hung out with Chris and Micah and ate lots of seafood! Yum! Our hotel overlooked the bay and the weather was great! Jackson did really well. He got to stay up a little later than usual with mom and dad! Scott and Jackson had chocolate covered strawberries sent to our room on my birthday! Awww, how sweet! Jackson got to get on his first firetruck!! The firemen were really nice and let us take pictures. The last pic is of us on a water taxi. It was only $1 to take it over to the other side of the bay. Jackson was being a sleepy doo!

More pics of the mud run

Mud Run

Here are a bunch of pics of the mud run we went to in Norfolk, VA. Scott, Chris, Micah and Chris all participated. I was supposed to but had to back out and watch Jackson after my mom got sick and couldn't make it. It looked like a pretty hard 5 miler but they all made it through!!! The start was right on the beach and the weather couldn't have been more perfect with a high of 76!

Jackson the bear cub

Just hanging out with dad. Doesn't he look like a little bear in one of the pics? :-)

There's a monster in Jackson's bed.....

I went in the other morning and there was a monster in Jackson's bed!!!!!

AND HE'S OFF!!!!

Alert the media! Jackson is crawling!!!! We were upstairs in his room playing this afternoon when he just started crawling towards me out of nowhere! He has attempted crawling many times and moved his legs a little but then would fall out of frustration. As soon as he realized he was MOBILE he didn't want to stop! It was too funny! I am so proud of him! Now we have to baby proof the house! What an early birthday present for Mom!

Below is a link to the video of him crawling!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izWsCCL2cU8

Future Texas quarterback!

Here is a pic of Jackson in his Texas Longhorns hat!

So serious!

Just hanging out...

Check out Jackson's bed head!

Funny guy

Nina bought Jackson some new soft rings that he loves! We were putting them on our heads and he got so excited he threw himself back and hit his head on the floor. He cried for a second and then back to playing. I'm putting a before and after picture. If you click on the second picture you can see the teary eyes! Poor baby!

An apple a day.....

Dad decided to give Jackson an apple yesterday and boy did he love it! He actually bit a piece off and had it in his mouth for quite a while! He was saving it for a snack!

One more pic of the little guy...

A day at the lake.....

Here are some pics of our day at Lake Monticello. He seemed to like it okay until the waves hit him. He was content to play on his blanket in the sand.